What was the last movie you watched?

Read more carefully, cal. When a movie is made in relation to events absolutely impacts how EFFECTIVE it is, not necessarily whether it is good or bad, and my point was that it "suffers from the handicap" of recent real events, which I think is true.

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How "effective" it is? This is not a term you used in your original post -- and that was a wise choice, because the word is pretty meaningless when used carelessly like this. "Effective" in what sense?

I think that was true of "United 93," which I'd never heard descibed as a "fine film" until your post.

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Say what? I thought you lived in Nyack, not under a rock. Not only do I myself think "United 93" is a fine film, but it earned two Oscar nominations (directing and editing), and was near-universally hailed by critics, earning a very impressive 91% rating on the rottentomatoes.com website and appearing on numerous "top 10 films of the year" lists.

"The Town" - Seemed enjoyable enough and diverting at the time, but I can't remember a damn thing about it a week later. Something about bank robbers with Matt Damon or Ben Affleck in it, right.

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I saw it as well a few wks ago and am having the same issue. :shock:

Though it probably would have gotten some Oscar consideration had it come out around Nov instead of Sept. I think the release date will push it out of most people's minds when award season comes around.

Though it probably would have gotten some Oscar consideration had it come out around Nov instead of Sept. I think the release date will push it out of most people's minds when award season comes around.

Is the Long version meant to be the better of the 2? I just watched the short version and I really didnt like it... felt like a TV movie.

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Like you I have only watched the short version, I have the longer version as well but didn't get to it yet. I liked the movie, only minor issue is that I picked up the film after reading raves about it so it kind of set the expectations high.

Looooong version. 2 dvd's from the library. Part 1 dragged a little at times, but part 2 was phenomenal.

The extras had some footage of all the setbacks they endured trying to film various scenes. I found myself wondering how the *H* did they do *that* several times when watching. Incredible ingenuity displayed with some of their war tactics/engineering for the year 208 AD.

A lot of it is stretching the truth to be sure, but it's based on historical fact. Whose account of the history may dictate how it was written, but just as an action film for pure entertainment alone it stands out in my mind.

Looooong version. 2 dvd's from the library. Part 1 dragged a little at times, but part 2 was phenomenal.

The extras had some footage of all the setbacks they endured trying to film various scenes. I found myself wondering how the *H* did they do *that* several times when watching. Incredible ingenuity displayed with some of their war tactics/engineering for the year 208 AD.

A lot of it is stretching the truth to be sure, but it's based on historical fact. Whose account of the history may dictate how it was written, but just as an action film for pure entertainment alone it stands out in my mind.

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Thanks..... I'll watch the long version bluray maybe on a day I get stuck indoors during a blizzard lol

I have no idea why I talked myself into watching the movie knowing from other reviews that it was bad. I am more confused why I watched the whole pathetic movie...it is horrible ! There is nothing good about the movie except for some CGI ...which you can just checkout in the trailer.

"Waiting for Superman," a powerful documentary on how the American education system has fallen behind most of the industrialized world, and what should be done about it. It should make you angry and tearful. And it will make you grieve for kids who spend too much time doing things like playing tennis.

"Tommy", on VHS, the movie based on the Who's rock opera. It was just as weird as I remember it being when they showed it in our school's gym for some sort of movie night in the 1970's when I was a tweener.

Watching this movie on a TV does not do it justice. (A gym probably wasn't a great environment either.) It is meant to be seen in a proper movie theater with a big screen and, um, an open mind...

Sure. Likable and sympathetic are not qualities I care about, though people often do feel the need to "like" the main chararacters for some odd reason: "I couldn't identify with him", "I wanted to root for him", etc. They only need to hold my interest, likable or not.